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Star Wars: Racer Arcade
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
🎮 Sega Hikaru controls
These are the keys the RetroPlayers.Club Player app uses for Sega Hikaru, shown for reference. Your controller still lights up below so you can confirm it is detected — Premium members can remap here (keyboard or USB controller) and the app applies the map at the next launch.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Left Throttle Lever | A | Stick left |
| Right Throttle Lever | D | Stick right |
| Boost | J | Arcade button 1 |
| Brake | K | Arcade button 2 |
| Left Button | Q | Arcade side left |
| Right Button | E | Arcade side right |
| Start | F | Start |
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Star Wars: Racer Arcade is a 2000 arcade racing game developed by AM5 and LucasArts, and the final Star Wars game released by Sega. It is based on the Podrace scenes in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
How to Play Star Wars: Racer Arcade
Once Star Wars: Racer Arcade is running in the app, these are the default controls — every one of them is remappable from the Controller Mapping panel.
The Story Behind Star Wars: Racer Arcade
The game was unveiled at ATEI in London in 2000. It was available in multiple configurations, one of which was a twin type; two individual games joined in the center. The deluxe cabinet featured a 50" screen and was molded to appear like the cockpit of Anakin Skywalker's podracer.
Up to four cabinets could be linked for multiplayer. Star Wars: Racer Arcade is a 2000 arcade racing game developed by AM5 and LucasArts, and the final Star Wars game released by Sega. It is based on the Podrace scenes in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
What You'll Play
Racer Arcade features four tracks: Tatooine Bantha Tracks (Easy), Etti IV Smuggler's Cove (Normal), Malastare Pixelito Challenge (Hard), which has four laps, and Tatooine Boonta Eve Classic (Expert), which has three laps. Four Podracer pilots are playable: Anakin Skywalker, Ben Quadinaros, Gasgano and Sebulba. The player controls the podracer via two handheld throttle controls, similar to how pods are controlled in the film.
Unlike the home console video game Star Wars Episode I: Racer, the player's podracer is indestructible, although it can suffer slowdown from collision damage, and it is possible, yet difficult, to destroy opposing podracers. Star Wars: Racer Arcade is a 2000 arcade racing game developed by AM5 and LucasArts, and the final Star Wars game released by Sega. It is based on the Podrace scenes in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Why It Still Hits
In Japan, Game Machine listed Star Wars: Racer Arcade as the fifth most successful dedicated arcade game of August 2000. In a 2020 retrospective, Kotaku's Lewis Packwood called the arcade game a "beefier, fancier-looking version of Episode I: Racer." Star Wars: Racer Arcade is a 2000 arcade racing game developed by AM5 and LucasArts, and the final Star Wars game released by Sega.
It is based on the Podrace scenes in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Star Wars: Racer Arcade — Frequently Asked Questions
What console was Star Wars: Racer Arcade released on?
Star Wars: Racer Arcade was released for the Sega Hikaru in 2000.
Who developed Star Wars: Racer Arcade?
Development was handled by its developer, with its publisher publishing the release.
How do I play Star Wars: Racer Arcade?
Download the free RetroPlayers.Club Player from this page, then open Star Wars: Racer Arcade — it runs the real Sega Hikaru release full-speed on your PC. The video above is that same game so you can see it first.
Can I remap the controls in Star Wars: Racer Arcade?
Absolutely. Inside the app, Controller Mapping lets you change every Star Wars: Racer Arcade binding to whatever keyboard keys or pad buttons you prefer.
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